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Alibaba Cloud DNS:Quick Start

Last Updated:Apr 27, 2020

This guide shows you how to add DNS records to domain names. You can point a domain name to the IP address of the Web server, address of the mail server, and CNAME provided by the CDN provider.

This guide includes the following topics:

1. Add an A record to a website domain

You can add an A record to a domain name and point the domain name to the IP address of the Web server. This ensures that your website is accessible.

2. Add DNS records for your mailbox

You can point a domain name to the address of the mail server to ensure that you can send and receive emails.

3. Add a CNAME record for CDN

You can point a domain name to the CNAME provided by the CDN provider.